Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Cuts and abrasions or bruises
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Penn Color Inc., 30 Paul Kohner Pl, ELMWOOD PARK, NEW JERSEY 07407
on — Cuts and abrasions or bruises, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
After driving a forklift to retrieve an empty drum, an employee was found unconscious next to the forklift, which was parked with the forks lowered. He suffered a head laceration, head contusion, and shoulder contusion.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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